One of those things, of course, is "over." ... Katy Perry Just Gave A Super Snarky Response To The Taylor Swift–Nicki Minaj Drama. Minaj appeared on Friday’s 'Good Morning America' as this week’s 'Summer Concert Series' performer. ‘Anaconda’ just had a huge cultural impact, and on top of that, we broke the Vevo record.''. Women have meaningful, substantive conflicts, which deserve to be taken seriously. (Who unfollowed who? It was big of her to come out and say that. As you would expect from a star uniquely skilled at being likable, she got the crisis PR right and got it out quick: "I thought I was being called out. I missed the point, I misunderstood, then misspoke. ''First of all, I spoke to Taylor Swift yesterday on the phone... She was super, super sweet. @NICKIMINAJ, That means so much Taylor, thank you. Are we in the midst of a Taylor Swift Backlash? I'm acutely aware that I'm a white woman who can be clueless — let she who has not #WhiteFeminist-ed cast the first stone. Now we can all go back to counting down the days until the new Star Wars. She said, ‘You know, look, I didn’t understand the big picture of what you were saying but now I get it.’ So we’re all good,'' Nicki revealed. But, more to the point, she was talking about a pattern of discrimination. We can’t have only, you know, one type of body being glorified in the media, because it just makes girls even more insecure than we already are.”, Asked about a possible collaboration, Minaj answered, “I’m sure we can. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have been advocating feminism for two-thirds of Taylor Swift's lifetime, but if they make a joke Swift doesn't like, they're bringing women down. Swift's idea of generosity was to offer another woman second place. To cut a long story short, Taylor took it personally and responded. It's unlike you to pit women against each other. While others quickly searched for something else to be angry about. Although she did then send this affectionate emoji to Katy Perry, no doubt to prove she's grateful for her words too. Eyewitness? Minaj appeared on Friday’s 'Good Morning America' as this week’s 'Summer Concert Series' performer. And, as Katy Perry knows, there's a rich vein of irony in the fact that Swift is calling for women to stop fighting, when the very video she's nominated for is entirely about her elaborate preparations to punch another woman in the face. I'm sorry, Nicki. Unless, of course, you were Video of the Year nominee Taylor Swift. We spoke for a long time, we were cracking up laughing on the phone, and it’s over, you guys. But not every bad interaction between women is a "catfight," and not every woman is a traitor for not agreeing with everyone she shares a gender with. The Taylor Swift brand, for all its strengths, has always had an uncomfortable insistence that Swift is, in fact, the Best Girl In The World. Women can disagree about substantive issues and still be feminist. "Other" means white, of course, and Minaj is not wrong. Swift has positioned herself as a champion for girl power, and a lot of it centers around demonstrating that famous women are friends with Taylor Swift: she brings them on stage at concerts, puts them in videos, and posts their pictures on Instagram, and they receive substantial exposure. Minaj could have been talking about Perry, Gaga, Cyrus; hell, she could have been talking about Iggy Azalea, who is white, is not fond of Minaj, and was a 2014 nominee. , If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year . Taylor apologised and Nicki accepted it they've moved on can we all let it go now. I do think if it was one of the ‘pop girls,’ they would’ve had many nominations for it. The Nicki Minaj/Taylor Swift "beef" started back in 2015, after Minaj expressed her frustration that "Anaconda" wasn't nominated for Video of the Year at the VMAs. I missed the point, I misunderstood, then misspoke. If I was a different "kind" of artist, Anaconda would be nominated for best choreo and vid of the year as well. "Bad Blood" is reportedly directed at Perry, who brought this on by giving Swift's back-up dancers a better job offer, and who is now clearly having the time of her life with this, as anyone would. Women have meaningful, substantive conflicts, which deserve to be taken seriously. Fav for "Minaj," RT for "Swift," log off Twitter and go outside for human dignity.) Reporting on what you care about. Fans immediately went online to express their relief at it all being over. But happy because taylor gained much more respect from people and the war has finally ended. Swift didn't choose her privileges. For feminism to move ahead, those numbers need to change — which they cannot do, if we have only one Best Girl.